New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-04
III and also Of tn. special Pension bills By the prssl.

bill and also Of the special Pension bills By the Pres'
81 We are in favor OF judicious Pension bi based on
service rendered IN the front In actual service OF not es
than " per month"; but think thst should DO $i| pef
favor rsps. Of al law: On our
Fl. rs" sss s PAID al e
pension a~ and his FAMILY
private life have no greater necessities 70 Do suppheu
IMAM h''' 'h' private anu Ills sisncd by % veerau
NOT WANTED MEI's ad AT 81 LOWS 4 Ts1 80 1887
eepsd an sSfsss ssS
Of s. LOU. want Mr.: Cleveland to visit them
when tho hU' ssnsr eDcamp%ont Of the G.
10 aSOvs al Other m, men the where Sns
reside an old soldier in the poor house who served
four years In the army and was one Of tho very Oe Ss
street Is soldiers widow with four little cnildren her
to die and leave his little children charge This
Is national altitude with vengeanTe ld .oliers do
not want to see Mr.. Cleveland.
Pass the Dependent Pension bill the coming session.
FRIENDLY WORD FROM KANSAS
Anthony. Kan, May 2, 1887
Ihad your letter finally read to the Post The matters
referred discussed at some length ana
resolution unanimously adopted directing the Post
10 %y ana
bic and patriotic services of the old TRIBUNE in
ea sna ps hse n Nation
debt which owes those who stood by II IN tne nour OF
taken in behalf Of the old sodiers-J p Horton
Commander
FAST LEARNING THEIR POWER IN ELECTIONS.
Meade Post. 80. Dakota,
Gettsburg, Dakota, May z. 1887
This Post held special meeting May at which your
Fsn s % biz a. the present. time . UnanimaasIy i%
fov ~ papa 0pam
per month. all the voting for S. 3l We are unsni
0ns to as oG o ho All
soldiers and for legislation providing that proof OF
present disability and an honorable discharge snail De al
that required Is, There soldiers supported by
this county Veterans here have still too much pride In
strength in their countrys service to suffer that
There least 200 old soldiers in this county This
Post numbers thrtyfour members In good standing M
The following passed by rising vote: That this
Post desires that every soldier who has been honora6y
discharged and now In the poorhouse DC grahtcda
pension sufficient to support him outside OF the poor
house In comfort"
The adjutant was instructed 10 forward 70 HE
For the further Information OF the readers Of THE
TRIBUNE can say. after full inquiry among the ola sol
diers Of this county representing almost every state IN
the U there nT their ao
rce health In their service of from one 70 four years
They have themselves paid heavy taxes to wipe out tho
There is also growing Independence Of party among
them They fast learning their power In elections
Their societies bring them together. They know few
hundred or few thousand votes will control any Con-
these votes It may not happen in all districts
ddates will be asked TO pledge themselves to Just treat
be opposed they will be left at home The old soldiers
more than a Observation-Disclosures taxes for iifc time
James Bryson. Adjutant
A STRAIGHT VOTE FOR SERVICE PENSIONS.
Luther Deyal Post. 3I3 G. A. r.
Carbon Hill, OHIO. May 3, 1887.
Your questions were considered ia due form by our
49 nays none 49, Yeas, 4s; nays, i, because we do
not desire other pension legislation than the above
None in the poorhousc. We all poor, dependent on
hard labor for support We kept ont OF the poorhouse
members in this Post only five drawing a pension the
a. per we about e or weg
living in this county who have the TO i've
the county.-Isaac Newton, Commander.
A PRIVATE JUST AS HUNGRY AS AN OFFICER
william p. Green Post, No. 80.
West Union, West Va, April 10. 1857
% Our Post does not favor the Dspe ude bill in
Its present form II especially objects TO the words
port" Our reasons that many old soldiers on com
Ing hoc from the army thought to go TO farming or
not stand the work had git np and git" to into
other business such merchandising school teaching
pendent on physical daily labor for support yet are ar
more disabled than many who would be benefited By the
bill Because OF their enterprise aud ability. those VINO
went into other lines OF business be excluded from
S2I Yes not less than $50 per month"; and whore dis
abilities have been established and pensions granted
wages in the while in the service low.
and the currency In which we were paid much de-
some little com pensaton for our that way.
lass the Government should make the money good TO u.s.
100 cents on the dollar which paid while
in the field. In that event would favor Sl5 per
month -
az We favor the repeal Of the Limitation in the Pensions
and that pension granted be from the
date of his discharge and that pensions DO granted as OF
rank held date OF discharge regardless OF rank at
date of original disability Many men we're disabled to
extent yet continued to serve and were promoted
because OF merit aud their subsequent service 'gsr%
(5 We have ex-sodiers in the poor house OF Dodd
ridge County, but do not know how long we can so
boast considering the neglect of Congress TO appreciate
that private soldier IN our volunteer army ~ a inte
and accustomed to some few OF the Injuries or
lfe and not used TO bare subsistence on cheap ard UNI
not support a man and his family II the is totally
disabled The accident OF commission does not In this
country make any difference IN mans necessities as
Ths was the unanimous judgment of our Post p.
Gano, AdJutant
THEY sHUDDER. SUFFER, AND ARE SILENT
Admiral John Rodgers Post, No %.
Havre-de-Grace. Nd. April %. 1887.
a. Yes So no 81 Ye' 50 o mo- Isns s3S > PIr
Widows 0 Pension all poor and needy dnat have no
suffer in silence hGe' in preference e' w 0
My idea is that all poor and needy soldiers who
ment Some OF the pensioners who DOUBT are
willing to swear hard enough to produce evidence TO
would shudder. suffer and ROMAN silent Furthermore
why should the commissioned oicer who went through
less hardship and had servants TO walt them and 10
celved double the pay while In service receive more than
the poor private who did The higher officer
ranked he worc the further he would
be found the during engagcnen-Neson Case.
Commanded
RIGHTEOUS RAGE OF AN OLD VETERAN.
Bradford Post 1T.
Sidney, N. Y, April 10, 1897
This post did favor the Dependent Pension bill at the
time that was up consideration At the time.
we did not agree with all OF its provisions although had
1t become a law IL would have been great relief TO
great many comrades that IN pOorhouses and
who might now be enjoying happiness at home with
their and friends. (2 Our post favOrs
eral service pension OF So per month for all who In
the service three months and honoraby discharged